Japanese Garden Foundation of Oregon

Analysis

Japanese Garden Foundation of Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Japanese Garden Foundation of Oregon reported income of $541k and spending of $259k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $541k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Japanese Garden Foundation of Oregon sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation ($540k), Missouri Water Environment Association Incorporated ($541k) and Little Forks Conservancy Inc ($540k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $574k, net assets of $5.7m.